Tour Operating

Mayan Gateway – Tour Operating for Central America Tours

When it comes to tour operating, there are thousands of tour agencies that offer all kinds of services, packages, and vacations. It can be overwhelming to find a place to start. At Mayan Gateway, you can trust that we use our years of experience and expertise to create an unforgettable journey for every client.

Highly Customizable Tours

We believe that every individual experiences the same culture in vastly different ways. For that reason, we handpick our tour guides, destinations, services, and accommodations to best match your preferences and budget. We organize highly customizable tours through all of Mexico and Central America. Our travel advisors will work with you to build the perfect getaway, whether that includes history-rich tours of Mayan Ruins in Mexico and Guatemala, island paradises in Belize and Honduras, animal-watching in the nature reserves of Costa Rica and Panama, or freezing time in the colonial cities of El Salvador and Nicaragua. You may want to combine them all and get a taste of everything Central America has to offer.

Safe and Reliable Travel

You can easily search the internet for top activities in a specific city or country, and thousands of results will appear: Top ten tourist attractions, travel advice, publicity, or a complete history of the capital city. Unfortunately, simply having the information is not the same as organizing a complete trip. We make sure to think of the details that many other travel agents may overlook; are there comfortable places to eat nearby? Is the hotel in a safe area? Are currency exchanges a factor? These are questions we have already asked, answered, and resolved, just one of many reasons our tours flow so seamlessly.

The safety of our customers is one of our top priorities. We work directly with some of the most reputable guides, hotels, and organizations. On every tour, we offer exclusively private ground transportation to and from every destination on the itinerary. We also stay in contact with clients consistently throughout their entire trip. Mayan Gateway is based out of Guatemala, providing hands-on, immediate assistance as the trip goes along.

Knowledgeable and Dedicated Staff

We work with certified tour guides who have a deep-rooted passion for what they do. The Mayan Gateway team includes experts in Mayan history, architecture, and culture, tropical flor and fauna, Guatemalan expeditions and history, and Central American travel. We work around the clock to share as much of Central America’s beauty through immersive tours and experiences. Mayan Gateway Travel Agency has been serving clients from around the world for over ten years, and we have been enriching our field experience for a lifetime. With endless attention to detail and dedication to our clients’ satisfaction, we uphold our rating as a 5-star tour operator with exclusively 5-star reviews that reflect the quality of our services.

Where to Start

From the moment you land in Central America or Mexico, our tour packages cover all ground transportation, hotels, bilingual tour guides, domestic or international flights included in the itinerary, and entrance fees. We prepare clients for travel before the trip and follow up to resolve any lingering questions and receive feedback upon their return home.

Latest Reviews

A wonderful experience! Mayan Gateway helped us plan our vacation in Guatemala and we could not have made a better choice. From the first time we contacted them the response was prompt and during our trip everything was extremely well organized. Each of the members of the Mayan Gateway agency were courteous, professional, friendly and very knowledgeable. We highly recommend their services and we look forward to working with them in future adventures.
James and Dora

Josue was very helpful in getting the last details of a group trip together. He made it easy for us to find our hotel in Antigua and our driver was promptly on time at 4:00am the next morning to take us to the airport to catch a very early flight!
Great communication and superb service - highly recommended! Since my organization brings groups down once or twice a year, I will be using his services in the future!

The staff at Mayan Gateway helped us plan and coordinated the logistics for 10 weeks of travel throughout Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (January-March 2019). The trip was wonderful, and the staff at Mayan Gateway were knowledgeable, helpful, and very responsive. We would not hesitate to travel with their assistance again.

I cannot recommend Mayan Gateway more!
We booked a 16 day tour of Guatemala for my 80 year old mother and myself and they were extraordinary! Every hotel was perfect, our driver and guide was so very kind. The day tours were perfectly pitched with knowledgeable local guides and the constant, easy communication with Josue was amazing and so reassuring when we were travelling all the way from South Africa.
We were blown away by the level and quality of every part of our trip and will be recommending them to every friend (of every age group and size).
It could not have been a better or smoother holiday.

We've traveled to over 50 countries, in both small and larger groups. Mayan Gateway's communication and attention to detail, both before and during our trip, is second to none. The guides were all well-prepared and, in our case, extremely knowledgable about birds and history, which is what we had requested. If we ever go to Guatemala, we will make sure to hire Mayan Gateway again.

We highly recommend this travel agency. They were not only extremely professional but very caring and attentive to our every need. We felt very welcome from beginning to end. The team that accompanied us throughout our 10-day trip to Guatemala made sure we were very comfortable. They went above and beyond to ensure our stay was excellent in terms of lodging, food and experiences. We will forever cherish our time with them and our memories during our travels through Guatemala.

We took a group of youth missionaries to Guatemala and ELI was our guide .... it was one of the greatest experiences for the you and the adults, from hiking volcanoes , to zip lining , boating on Lake Atilan, and visiting the little ladies on who make things for the markets. I live in North Carolina and our kids were from all over the USA and everyone in the group had nothing but positive to say. Two thumbs up ELI

Last July we went on a great tour with Mayan Gateway with 3 adults. The tour was on one word excellent. The accommodations and activities were very nice and of a high standard. The drivers were very friendy and helpfull. The biggest plus of this company is the flawless way of communicating. Our contact provided us each day with detailled information of what time, which driver will pick us up and what stuff to bring. We never had to wait or search for a driver. This kind of punctuality and perfection is hard to find in the tourism industry. So a very big recommendation for Mayan Gateway

We had a wonderful experience on our trip to Tikal with Mayan Gateway. They setup a WhatsApp group and were very responsive to questions. They arranged our flights, accommodation, bus travel and guide. Tikal was awe inspiring, and our trip was made especially enjoyable by our very knowledgeable guide, Julio, who indulged our many questions about Mayan civilization and culture.

I booked a Central America Tour during the Holy Week this year with Mayan Gateway. The experience was amazing, I will not hesitate to use them again when I travel to other parts of central America next time.
Josue who constant communicated the detail of the tour with me and tailored it to my needs. And most of the tour within Guatemala was conducted by the guide/driver named Eli, who has rich knowledge of Mayan history and I certainly learnt a lot from him. Travelling to Honduras, El Salvador and Belize was also smooth, they always make sure there is a English speak guide/person with me in case there is any problems.

The trip was off the charts! I couldn't believe how many Mayan temples and structures were there - all within walking distance of each other. It was like walking into a parallel universe - like you were going 2000 years back in time.
Definitely one of the coolest things I've ever done. Mayan Gateway Tours were awesome. Our tour guide spoke amazing english and knew everything about the area and the ruins.
I couldn't have asked for a better experience.